SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 09, 2012
Ever since the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant, many Japanese people have been living with the fear of cancer. Experts find it difficult to estimate how many people will actually fall ill, but they're more concerned about the psychological consequences of the catastrophe. By Cinthia Briseño and Heike Sonnberger more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 26, 2011
Work on the new sarcophagus meant to contain Chernobyl's reactor 4 is a decade behind schedule. But significant problems will remain even once it is complete. For one, it is only meant to last for 100 years. For another, no one knows what to do with the vast quantities of radioactive waste left behind. By Benjamin Bidder more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 26, 2011
It has been 25 years since reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded in the early morning hours of April 26, 1986. On Tuesday, Ukraine marked the disaster with religious services and memorial gatherings. A day earlier, thousands protested in Germany against nuclear energy. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 20, 2011
It may not be everyone's idea of a fun excursion, but increasing numbers of tourists are visiting the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The day trip package includes the use of a Geiger counter and lunch in the nuclear plant's canteen. By Benjamin Bidder in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 20, 2011
The global community has pledged a half-billion euros at the donor conference in Kiev for a new sarcophagus to cover the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Tobias Münchmeyer of Greenpeace argues the conference is only the beginning. The dangers of Chernobyl will be with us for thousands of years to come and will remain extremely expensive for Europe. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 12, 2011
Japanese officials on Tuesday increased the level of severity of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, placing it on a level with Chernobyl. Some have criticized the change, but an expansion of the no-go zone surrounding the plant underlines the likely long-term effects of the accident. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 12, 2011
Everyone knows about Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and, now, Fukushima. But what about Semipalatinsk, Palomares and Kyshtym? The world is full of nuclear disaster zones -- showing just how dangerous the technology really is. By Michail Hengstenberg, Gesche Sager and Philine Gebhardt more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 30, 2011
In a SPIEGEL interview, peace activist and author Jonathan Schell discusses the lessons of the Fukushima disaster, mankind's false impression that it can somehow safely produce electricity from the atom, and why he thinks the partial meltdown in Japan could mark a turning point for the world. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 28, 2011
The destroyed reactors at Fukushima have been releasing radiation for weeks. According to model calculations, the stricken nuclear plant could already have released one-tenth of the amount of radiation unleashed in the Chernobyl disaster. How serious a risk does the disaster pose to humans? By Veronika Hackenbroch, Takako Maruga and Cordula Meyer more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 24, 2011
Lies and deception were commonplace in the Soviet nuclear industry. Now Kremlin records which have been obtained by SPIEGEL reveal that Russian experts already had their doubts about the Chernobyl reactor before the 1986 disaster. By Christian Neef more... [ Forum ]
